Name: International Poetry Festival – Brighton FRINGE
Start: 2026-05-27T22:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-31T23:55:00+01:00
Location: Presuming Ed's Coffee House

$International Poetry Festival \u2013 Brighton FRINGE$

3 days of radical & queer multi media spoken word performances
About this Event

International Poetry Festival

Electrifying celebration of contemporary poetry at Brighton Fringe, organized by the Institute for Experimental Arts (Greece, UK, Tunisia, India, USA, Lebanon, Germany)

27-28-31 May 2026

Presuming Ed 114-115 London Road, Brighton.

This immersive event brings together cutting-edge poetic forms from across the world, blending language, visual arts and sound into a powerful live experience.

The festival features video poetry screenings by internationally acclaimed artists, presenting striking visual narratives that create cinematic poems challenging how poetry is seen and felt today. Vibrant spoken word performances showcase a dynamic mix of international voices alongside local Brighton poets, offering raw, intimate and politically charged work that reflects diverse cultures and perspectives.

Poetry is fused with electronic music, stunning visuals, live soundscapes and digital experimentation in three thematic zones: Poetry from the 21st Century, The Dark Night of the Soul, Love & Rage

WED 27.5

🕑: 10:00 PM
Poetry from the 21st Century | Video Poetry Zone

Info: C'EST LA VIE by Ki Yuk Lam (China) / POETRY IS NOT by Damian Mihaylov (Bulgaria) / WHAT WAS SAID AT THE REUNION OF DEATHBED WISHES by Mark Wilkinson (USA) / YA SUDAN by Talal Al Zubai & Hiba Rasheed (Sudan)

🕑: 10:30 PM - 11:55 PM
Poetry from the 21st Century | Spoken Word Live Performances

Info: Tasos Sagris & Whodoes /
Miss Yankey /
Woodzy /
Sami Rhymes

THUR 28.5

🕑: 10:00 PM
The Dark Night of the Soul Video Poetry

Info: HEARTBREAK by Jaliya Bird (Angola) / E.E. CUMMINGS by Kapou Opa (Greece) / PATHLESS by Charlotte Verminck (Belgium) / BEYOND THE UNSEEN JOURNEY by Faye Elena Goehner, V. Raúl Burguete & Wisley Quaresma (Spain) / MURPHY WAS AN OPTIMIST by Heiko Reimer (Germany) / FREE WORDS: A POET FROM GAZA — Abdullah Harun Ilhan (Turkey)

🕑: 10:30 PM - 11:55 PM
The Dark Night of the Soul Spoken Word

Info: Angelina Farmer /
Lucy English /
Redeeming Features /
Ella Sadie Guthrie

SUN 31.5

🕑: 10:00 PM
Love & Rage Queer Revolt Video Poetry

Info: YOU ARE THE TRUCK AND I AM THE DEER by Max Ferguson (Belgium / Hong Kong)

🕑: 10:30 PM - 11:55 PM
Love & Rage Queer Revolt Spoken Word

Info: Sissy Doutsiou /
Ernesto Sarezale /
Mad Kate /
Simon Maddrell